Unemployment should continue slow fall in 2014

In 2014, Illinois and other states in the U.S. are looking to continue adding jobs, and economists forecast a continued slow decrease in unemployment.

As of November, Illinois unemployment sits at 8.7 percent, fourth-highest in the country, while the national rate is 7 percent.

The state economy is gaining about 6,000 jobs a month, compared to the 18,000 jobs Illinois was losing per month during the height of the recession, said Greg Rivara, Illinois Department of Employment Security spokesman.